Books
Ames Hoblitzelle, O, Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple's Journey Through Alzheimer's. New York, New York: Penguin Press; 2010.
Boss P, Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief. San Fransisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2011.
Davis, R, My Journey Into Alzheimer's Disease: Helpful Insights for Family and Friends. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House; 1989.
Fox, M,. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. Brooklyn, New York: Kane/Miller Book Publishers; 1985.
Garvin, CD, Gutierrez L, and Galinsky MJ, Handbook of Social Work with Groups. New York, New York: The Guilford Press; 2017.
Genova, L, Still Alice. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster; 2014.
Haight, B, Gibson, F, Burnside's Working with Older Adults: Group Process and Techniques, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2005.
Henderson, C, Partial View: An Alzheimer's Journal. Dallas, Texas: Southern University Methodist Press; 1998.
Kuhn, D, Alzheimer's Early Stages. Alameda, CA: Hunter House; 2013.
Lamott A, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy. New York, New York: Riverhead Books; 2017.
O'Brien, G, On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's. Brewster, MA: Codfish Press; 2018.
Petersen, B, Jan's Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's. Lake Forest, California: Behler Publications; 2010.
Raushi, T, A View From Within: Living with Early Onset Alzheimer's. Chicago, IL: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association; 2001.
Rose, L, Show Me the Way to Go Home. Forest Knolls, CA: Elder Books; 1996.
Schneider, C, Don't Bury Me Now: It Ain't Over Yet. Author House; 2006.
Sontag S, Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors. New York, New York: Macmillan; 2013.
Synder, L, Living Your Best with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease. North Branch, MN: Sunrise River Press; 2010.
Snyder, L, Speaking our Minds: Personal Reflections from Individuals with Alzheimer's. Balitmore, MA: Health Professions Press; 2009.
Taylor, R, Alzheimer's From the Inside Out. Baltimore, MA: Health Professions Press; 2015.
Vanier J, Befriending the Stranger. Paulist Press; 2014.
Online Resources
National Institute on Aging
Welcome to Alzheimers.gov, the government's portal for information on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias care, research, and support
Advice from an Alzheimer's Patient
Videos
Too Soon to Forget: The Journey of Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease
A documentary created by the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center which shows the experience of Alzheimer's and the importance of community. The two DVDs offer the documentary and 13 supplemental features.
For Information
YouTube Clips
Be a Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud
Dr. Maya Angelou: "Be a Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud" | Oprah's Master Class | OWN
After hearing a 19th-century African-American song, Dr. Maya Angelou has never forgotten one important lyric: God put a rainbow in the clouds. Watch as Dr. Angelou shares how she honors those who employed kindness to help her, and find out how, she says, we can all "be a rainbow in someone else's cloud," no matter who they are.
Pixar - The Birds
A humorous piece to discuss group dynamics.
Empathy: The Human Connection to Patient Care
Patient care is more than just healing -- it's building a connection that encompasses mind, body and soul. Cleveland Clinic
Empathy vs Sympathy
What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.
What is Alzheimer's Disease
Short film explaining Alzheimer's Disease. Created by Alzheimer's Disease Research, A Program of the American Health Assistance Foundation. Narrated by David Hyde Pierce.